2017 Men's Oceania Cup

2017 Oceania Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Dates	11–15 October
Venue(s)	Sydney Olympic Park
Final positions
Champions	Australia (10th title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	61 (15.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Thomas Wickham; Dylan Wotherspoon (7 goals)
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The 2017 Men's Oceania Cup was the tenth edition of the men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 11 to 15 October in Sydney.^[1]^[2]

The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2018 FIH World Cup.^[3]

Australia won the tournament for the tenth time, defeating New Zealand 6–0 in the final.^[4]

Teams

Results

All times are local (AEDT).

Preliminary round

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	2	2	0	35	1	+34	6	Advanced to Final
2	New Zealand	2	1	1	20	5	+15	3	Advanced to Final
3	Papua New Guinea	2	0	2	0	49	−49	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.^[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

11 October 2017
20:00

Australia	30–0	Papua New Guinea
Wotherspoon 4', 20', 30', 37', 60' Beale 6', 20' Mitton 9', 12', 12', 46' Hayward 10', 13', 28' Govers 15', 24', 32', 36', 49' Wickham 19', 28', 33', 43', 43' Knowles 19', 40' Whetton 35' Ockenden 38' Beltz 54' Dawson 59'	Report

Umpires:
Sam Doran (NZL)
Ben Grant (NZL)

12 October 2017
20:00

New Zealand	1–5	Australia
Harris 57'	Report	Hayward 14', 42' Whetton 34' Craig 56' Wotherspoon 57'

Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Ben Grant (NZL)

14 October 2017
15:00

Papua New Guinea	0–19	New Zealand
	Report	Bennett 3', 30' Harris 8', 33', 45' Phillips 14' Panchia 16', 26', 38', 39' Lane 18', 28', 60+' Wilcox 20' Coughlan 20' Mitai-Wells 26' Elder 42' Ross 51' Miskimmin 60'

Umpires:
Matthew Claxton (AUS)
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)

Classification

Final

15 October 2017
17:30

Australia	6–0	New Zealand
Wickham 3', 58' Wotherspoon 5' Whetton 17' Zalewski 19', 45+'	Report

Umpires:
Stephen Versteegh (AUS)
Ben Grant (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Australia (H)	3	3	0	41	1	+40	9	Qualified for 2018 FIH World Cup
New Zealand	3	1	2	20	11	+9	3
Papua New Guinea	2	0	2	0	49	−49	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 15.2 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "2017 Oceania Cup (M)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "2017 OHF OCEANIA CUP". websites.sportstg.com. Oceania Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "DUAL OCEANIA CUP SUCCESS FOR HOCKEY AUSTRALIA". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ "Tournament Regulations: Outdoor Competitions" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

External links

International Hockey Federation

[FIH-1] "2017 Oceania Cup (M)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[2] "2017 OHF OCEANIA CUP". websites.sportstg.com. Oceania Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[3] "Qualification System for Hockey World Cup 2018" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[4] "DUAL OCEANIA CUP SUCCESS FOR HOCKEY AUSTRALIA". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[Regulations-5] "Tournament Regulations: Outdoor Competitions" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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